Articles listed under “weed”
Chicory — November 17, 2009
The line between wildflower and weed can be narrow. With chicory, what one person considers a lovely blue flower, a neighbor might consider a weed.
Fuller’s teasel — November 3, 2009
Originally introduced from Europe for use as a dried flower, Fuller’s teasel has naturalized in much of North America.
Wild parsnip — October 27, 2009
This invasive biennial is related to the edible parsnips you may grow in your vegetable garden.
Prostrate spurge — October 6, 2009
The stems and undersides of the leaves of 2-in.-tall prostrate spurge have a red tint.
Common mallow — September 22, 2009
Common mallow is a relative of hollyhocks that produces pink, pale blue or white summer flowers.
American elder — August 25, 2009
A quick way to identify American elder is to crush a stem or a few leaves and you’ll get a disagreeable odor.
Musk thistle — August 11, 2009
All the surfaces of the leaves and stems of musk thistle are covered with sharp prickles.
Chameleon plant — August 4, 2009
The leaves of chameleon plant are green with margins of red, bronze or yellow and have a pungent odor when they’re crushed.
Red clover — July 21, 2009
Red clover has fuzzy red-pink flowers and a v-shaped marking on each leaf.
Japanese knotweed — June 16, 2009
This extremely invasive weed has simple medium-green leaves and spike-shaped pale-green to white flowers in summer.
Buffalo bur — May 26, 2009
Buffalo bur grows up to 2 ft. tall and is armed with long yellow spines on its deeply lobed light green leaves and along sturdy stems.
Poison oak — May 5, 2009
As with their close relative, poison ivy, “Leaves of three, let it be” is good advice.
White clover — April 21, 2009
This low, 4- to 12-in.-tall spreading weed has white flowers and roots wherever stem nodes touch the soil, but it also spreads by seed.
Sulfur cinquefoil — March 17, 2009
This 2-ft.-tall perennial weed blooms with sulfur-yellow flowers from late spring to late summer. The plant has stout, hairy stems and hairy five to seven deeply lobed leaves.
Black nightshade — March 3, 2009
This rambling, 1- to 2-ft.-tall annual weed blooms all summer with clusters of star-shaped white flowers with yellow centers.
Narrowleaf hawksbeard — February 10, 2009
At 8 to 20 in. tall, narrowleaf hawksbeard looks like a dandelion on steroids. In fact, this edible annual’s leaves can be used just like a dandelion’s, as a green in salads.
Field bindweed — January 27, 2009
Don’t let this morning glory lookalike fool you — it will take over your garden if you let it.
Purple loosestrife — December 9, 2008
Is it a weed? Is it an ornamental? Purple loosestrife is both.
Broadleaf plantain — November 11, 2008
The presence of broadleaf plantain is a concern for multiple reasons. Not only is this weed unwanted, but it indicates that the soil is compacted.
Chickweed — October 28, 2008
This broadleaved annual creeps low to the ground, growing roots at nodes that touch the soil.
Common burdock — September 30, 2008
If you’ve ever walked through a patch of weeds and come out with spiky brown balls stuck to your clothing, you’ve found common burdock.
Kudzu — September 23, 2008
Known as “the vine that ate the South,” this perennial weed thrives in USDA zones 5 to 11 from Florida to Oklahoma and north to Connecticut to Illinois.
Purslane — September 9, 2008
This edible annual weed pops up almost anywhere in the garden. It forms low mats of succulent green leaves and red-pink stems that spread up to 2 ft.
Common ragweed — August 12, 2008
If you suffer from hay fever, this is the culprit. Common ragweed can grow anywhere from 1 to 4 ft. tall and produces green flowers in late summer.
Creeping bellflower — July 15, 2008
Most bellflowers are well-behaved garden plants, but creeping bellflower, or rampion, is just a little too aggressive.
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Beggarticks — June 3, 2008
If you, or your pet, have ever brought “stickers” home after walking through a patch of weeds in late summer or early autumn, you’re probably familiar with beggartick seeds.
Carpetweed — May 20, 2008
As the name implies, this annual weed is a low-spreader, never growing to more than about 4 in. tall. It likes hot weather, so the tiny seedlings don’t appear until the soil has warmed in spring.
Shepherd’s purse — April 29, 2008
You might be familiar with this annual weed’s triangular, “purseshaped” seed pods that follow its tiny white flowers in winter, spring or summer.
Lambsquarters — April 22, 2008
This annual weed can grow up to 5 ft. tall if you let it. The stems are grooved with red-pink spots where the leaves attach.
